General Elections are currently being held in the country to
elect the members of
(a) 13th Lok Sabha
(b) 13th Rajya Sabha
(c) Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(d) 14th Lok Sabha
On the basis of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), India is the third largest spender on Defence behind (a) USA & China (b) Pakistan & Iran (c) Israel & North Korea (d) Russia & USA
Hawaiian Islands were discovered in 1778 by the legendary: (a) Captain James Cook (b) John Cabot (c) Christopher Columbus (d) Vasco da Gama
From which of the following Constitutions we have not borrowed any feature? (a) Constitution of U.S.A. (b) Constitution of China (c) Constitution of Canada (d) Constitution of U.K.
Which one is a condensation polymer? (A) Lexah (B) Myler (C) Kodel (D) All of these
Which one of the following is not a feature of the Gold Deposit Scheme, promoted by SBI? (A) Premature payments after an initial lock-in period (B) Loans against gold deposits (C) Prior approval of RBI (D) Fixation of rates by RBI
The Government of India recently decided on the equity ratio of foreign investors in the insurance sector. What percentage of equity have they been allowed? 1 30 2 35 3 45 4 26
Which nation is half European and half Asian? (a) Israel (b) Russia (c) Turkey (d) East Germany
Which of the following type of the emergency has not been promulgated in our country so far? (a) Emergency due to an external attack (b) Emergency due to internal disturbances (c) Financial Emergency (d) Presidential Rule
Place where India?s advanced missile technology center is located (1) New delhi (2) Bangalore (3) Hyderabad (4) Bombay
The density of sea water increases as a) depth and salinity decrease b) depth decrease and salinity increases c) depth increase and salinity decreases d) depth and salinity increase
What is the position of a ‘Minister of State’ in the central government ? a) He is the nominee of the state governor b) He is the nominee of the state cabinet c) He looks after the interests of the state cabinet d) He is a minister of central government but not a member of the cabinet
Islamic terrorism is more pronounced in which of the following regions of Russia? 1 Grozny 2 Moscow 3 Gudermes 4 Omsk